SHELLEY !! Rare Vintage 1940's Shelley Fine Bone China Floral Chintz Teapot - Melody Pattern

RARE VINTAGE 1940's SHELLEY FINE BONE CHINA FLORAL CHINTZ TEAPOT - MELODY PATTERN

THE MELODY PATTERN WAS RELEASED BY SHELLEY FINE BONE CHINA DURING THE 1940's AND IS AN EXQUISITE COLLECTABLE PATTERN WHICH DISPLAYS A SUPERB FLORAL CHINTZ IN PINKS, REDS, SUN YELLOWS, SKY BLUES AND GREENS UPON A PASTEL BACKGROUND WITH EMERALD GREEN TRIM ALONG AN ELEGANTLY SCALLOPED RIM AS WELL AS AROUND THE BASE OF THE SHORTENED GRACEFUL SPOUT.  A MUSHROOM SHAPED FINIAL ADDS A TOUCH OF NATURAL CLASS TO THE TEAPOT WHILE A SCROLL HANDLE ROUNDS OF THE ASCOT/CAMBRIDGE DESIGN IN WHICH THE TEAPOT HAS BEEN CRAFTED

SHELLEY CHINA WAS ADOPTED AS A TRADEMARK IN 1910 BY PERCY SHELLEY, HOWEVER THE HISTORY OF SHELLEY ACTUALLY BEGINS 100 YEARS EARLIER THAN THAT.  IN 1827 JOHN SMITH BUILT A GROUP OF POTTERIES KNOWN AS THE FOLEY POTTERIES.  THE FOLEY FACTORY INCLUDED JOHN KING KNIGHT AS A PARTNER AND BY 1847 HE HAS BECOME THE SOLE OWNER.  IN 1853 KNIGHT TOOK ON HENRY WILEMAN AS A PARTNER AND IN 1856-1857 KNIGHT RETIRED LEAVING WILEMAN IN CHARGE.   JAMES AND CHARLES WILEMAN, SONS OF HENRY WILEMAN TOOK CONTROL OF THE FOLEY POTTERY AFTER HENRY'S DEATH AND IN 1870 JAMES WILEMAN HAD BECOME THE SOLE OWNER.   JAMES WILEMAN THEN RECRUITED JOSEPH BALL SHELLEY TO WORK WITH HIM IN 1872.   IN 1881 PERCY SHELLEY JOINED THE GROUP AND WHEN WILEMAN RETIRED IN 1884, THE SHELLEY'S WERE LEFT IN CHARGE

THE MELODY PATTERN IS CONSIDERED HIGHLY COLLECTABLE TODAY AND THE TEAPOT IS HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE TEAPOT IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "FINE BONE CHINA, SHELLEY, ENGLAND, MELODY"

LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Shelley-Melody-Henley-New-Cambridge-Shape-Green-Chintz-Teapot-Made-In-England-/262179080800?roken=cUgayN&nma=true&si=V1tVTAUfZIWvGbK94n6%252Fca%252Bk0Bg%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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CONDITION : THE TEAPOT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND HAS NO CRAZING, CHIPS, DAMAGES, CRACKS ETC.   IN FACT, THE INSIDE OF THIS ITEM IS SNOW WHITE AND THEREFORE FUNCTIONAL

SIZE : 13cm HEIGHT OF HANDLE.....12.8cm HEIGHT OF SPOUT.....15cm HEIGHT WITH FINIAL.....12.2cm HEIGHT OF RIM..... 10cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....10cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....14cm DIAMETER OF BODY.....22.5cm TIP OF SPOUT TO BACK EDGE OF HANDLE

POSTAGE :  Postage method is Buyers Choice

                   SAPO R60             A Courier service is also available upon request 

                   This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee with SAPO and 10kgs with Courier

COURIER OR COLLECTION ARE STRONGLY ADVISED DUE TO NATURE, VALUE AND SIZE OF ITEM ONCE PACKAGED